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Effects of Preoperative Relaxation and Intensified Surgery Education in Patients Undergoing Herniotomy

NCT02476370 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2017-05-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to test the effects of a Preoperative Relaxation intervention and an Intensified Surgery Patient Education on pre- and postoperative wellbeing and health in Patients Undergoing Herniotomy.

Conditions

  • Hernia, Inguinal
  • Anxiety
  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

relaxation program

relaxation and mindfulness techniques such as body scan, breathing meditation or imagination exercises 1 week programm, one introductory session and daily home practice

BEHAVIORAL

surgery education

intensified education unit to reduce anxiety and stress, by using pictures and videos of rooms, and procedures of the planned surgery 1 single unit in the week before the surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universität Duisburg-Essen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gustav Dobos, Prof, MD · Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, University of Duisburg-Essen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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